Plan Cameroon is an international Child Centered Community Development Organization with no religious, political or governmental affiliation working in Cameroon since 1996. We promote equal opportunity employment and pay special consideration to female candidates.

Plan is a children's organization with primary concerns on children rights, safety and well being and has in its interest to create safe environments for children with more attention paid to child protection. All employees are therefore expected to comply with our Child protection policy.

Plan Cameroon is in the process of acquiring a grant from the World Food Program(WFP) for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities relating to  the management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition(MAM) in the East, North and Far-North regions. Within this framework we are looking for potential Cameroonian candidates for one year duration renewable contract to fulfill the positions below:

NB: Awarding employment contracts to selected candidates will depend on the final agreement on the grant with the donor.

Title: (03)Accounts Assistant for the Supplementary Feeding Program(SFP).

Duty Station: Bertoua, Garoua and Maroua with a possibility to be transferred anywhere in Cameroon.

Main responsabilities and Responsibilities

Under the authority of the Project Accountant, the Accounts Assistant will among other tasks perform the following:

• Provides assistance in the consolidation of WFP Budget during budget period.
• Assist in reviewing partners and Plan documents to check compliance to GAD(Grant Agreement Document) requirements/processes and any deviation are dealt appropriately.
• Processes Payment Vouchers and Journal Vouchers through GL(General Ledger) on time and in accordance with the Operations Book.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory and tax legislation.
• Prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation.
• Assist in reconciling grand expenditures vs budget accurately and on time.

Qualification and Experience

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, economics
• At least 2 years' experience preferably in an international development organization,
• Good experience and knowledge of internal financial controls and procedures
• Experience and knowledge of accounting, grant funds management regulations and procedures

Skills and Behaviour

• Accounting experience in data entry and Knowledge of local finance system and WFP Procedures
• Computer skills(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet)
• Be bilingual(English and French)

Application Procedure

All applications should include:

• Cover letter;
• Comprehensive CV;

Interested applicants should submit their applications no later that March 5th, 2014 at 17 o'clock preferably in soft copies and by e-mail to the address: Plan-Cameroon.jobvacancies@plan-international.org with a subject title:" Application for Accounts Assistant for Supplemantary Feeding Program(SFP)".

Only shortlisted candidatures shall be contacted. The candidate finally selected should comply with the United Nations Convention on Child Rights applied in the Organization.

NB: No application shall be admitted after the closing hour mentioned below.